Palmyra tops Lampeter-Strasburg in 5A consy

It wasn't the game that the Palmyra boys basketball team wanted to be playing in. The preferred contest - a District 3 5A semifinal - was taking place at Giant Center on Monday night.

But the Cougars didn't let that affect their performance in a 5A consolation battle at Lebanon High, jetting to a 25-10 lead after the first quarter en route to a convincing 70-56 victory over Lancaster-Lebanon Section 2 champ Lampeter-Strasburg.

Now 21-4 and having already secured a state playoff berth, Palmyra now turns its attention to Wednesday's 5A fifth place seeding game against Greencastle-Antrim, an 82-78 winner over Manheim Central, at 6:30 p.m. at Lower Dauphin High School.

Bryant Willis led the Cougars on Monday night, pumping in 25 points and 6 3-pointers to lead four Palmyra players in double figures. Isaac Blatt addedc 15 points for the Cougars, and Braden Vernet and Bennett Von Stetten checked in with 10 points apiece.